Rams beat Eagles 42-28 for 9th win

The Robertsville Middle School boys’ basketball team hosted Rhea County on Thursday, Dec. 12, and picked up its ninth win of the season.

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By Darrell Richardson/The Oak Ridger

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By Darrell Richardson/The Oak Ridger

Posted Dec. 17, 2013 at 7:15 PM

By Darrell Richardson/The Oak Ridger
Posted Dec. 17, 2013 at 7:15 PM

The Robertsville Middle School boys’ basketball team hosted Rhea County on Thursday, Dec. 12, and picked up its ninth win of the season.

The Rams (9-4, 3-1) beat the Eagles 42-28 in non-district play.

Levert Smith led Robertsville’s efforts with an impressive 21-point performance. In addition, he had seven rebounds and three steals.

Adarius Simpson scored six points and had four rebounds, Jason Colwell scored four points and had seven rebounds and one block, Dante Harris had four points and one rebound, Seth Caldwell scored three points and had two rebounds and three assists, Jayven Booker scored two points and had four rebounds and two assists, and Sam McFarland scored two points and had one rebound.

The visitors outscored the Rams 12 points to 11 in the first period, but Robertsville pulled ahead as the game progressed — outscoring the Eagles 12 to 2 in the second period, 10 points to 6 in the third, and 9 to 8 in the final period.

“We thought our guys played well,” said coach John Spratling. “We controlled the game from the second quarter on.

“This was a nice non-district win for us against a very big Rhea County.”

The Rams host Clinton tonight (Monday, Dec. 16) with boys’ JV set to begin play at 5 p.m., the girls’ team at 6 p.m. and the Robertsville Middle School boys’ varsity scheduled for a 7 p.m. tipoff.